With global coronavirus fears hitting fever pitch, news of another seismic threat — this one wholly man-made — received little attention last week. On Monday March 2, two short-range ballistic missiles arced high over the Korean Peninsula, flew 149 miles,...
Russia and Turkey reached a ceasefire agreement starting at midnight on Thursday, March 5 in the Syrian province of Idlib, the contested area between Moscow and Ankara. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayip Erdogan hoped...
Reports have emerged that the US Air Force is buying fewer F35s and will purchase more of the F15x instead. December’s military budget increased the USAF budget from 1.1 to 1.6 billion, which will allow them to acquire as many...
The United States and the Middle East: has there ever existed a more iconic duo? Since the end of World War II, philosopher Noam Chomsky argued America had begun to consider the region “the most strategically important area of the...
Over 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2019. The damning figures revealed in a recent United Nations report detail the record-high levels of causalities during the Afghan war, and underpin the need for substantial efforts to bring...
Turkish President Recep Erdogan has followed up on his threat of retaliation against Syria’s army. Two Syrian warplanes have reportedly been shot down, while the airspace over the Idlib province has been closed. Operation Spring Shield The next stage of...
At least 35 Turkish army officers and soldiers have been killed in joint Russian-Syrian air strikes. There have also been direct clashes between the Syrian army and Turkish forces in Idlib over the past 3 days. Some Turkish sites, including...
Three Afghan teenagers laugh and play on the outskirts of Kabul, the Afghan capital, with rainy clouds in the sky. A 5-year old boy tries to fly a kite. They focus hard on the game, as their future is shaped...
The much-awaited peace agreement between the Taliban and the US was finally signed after 18 months of negotiations on Feb. 29 in Doha, Qatar. The deal will pave the way for intra-Afghan dialogue as the country recovers from war. Details...
Numerous Turkish soldiers were killed in Idlib by Syrian fire Feb. 27. Turkey has initiated retaliatory attacks and demands assistance, while Russia seems to evoke its default setting. At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed, and 36 others injured according...
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